It was infuriating.
But before I could say anything, Kirian was already lying on the bed with his hands folded on his stomach.
“Sister, aren’t you going to sleep?”
I finally sighed and lay down again.
“You didn’t even say goodbye when I left.”
“Sorry.”
Kirian smiled beautifully, as if he already knew he would be forgiven.
“I had to hide because I missed the engagement ceremony, and I thought my life would be in danger if Mother caught me.”
“Hmm.”
Certainly, the Duchess’s vigor in looking for Kirian after the engagement ceremony was terrifying.
Kirian snuggled closer to my side.
“It feels good to sleep in a bed after sleeping outside for so long.”
“You slept outside?”
He looked clean for someone who had been sleeping rough. But Kirian, lowering his eyes and nodding pitifully, looked too pitiful to doubt.
“Yes. I’ve been wandering and sleeping rough since the engagement ceremony.”
“You’ve been sleeping rough all this time?!”
I slapped Kirian’s shoulder.
“Go home quickly. Mother will be worried.”
But I didn’t think the Duchess would be particularly worried. The child should be sturdy enough.
“I can’t.”
Kirian sadly shook his head.
“You don’t see it, Sister. The sight of Mother running at full speed.”
Come to think of it, the Duchess had been showing great interest in various weapons lately, even though it wasn’t hunting season. She’d been carrying a sword wherever she went. She said it was to get used to swordsmanship again, but…
“Uhm… but sleeping rough is… Just go home and apologize and ask for forgiveness?”
Kirian grabbed my hand. His twinkling eyes between his fluttering eyelashes were like flawless gems.
“So, can I live with you for a while?”
I was so dumbfounded that I just stammered. When I finally found my words, a strange squawk came out.
“That’s ridiculous!”
Kirian blinked innocently, not understanding why.
“Why?”
“How can we live together?”
“Why not?”
I was at a loss for words and stammered again.
“There’s only one room here! And only one bed!”
“So what. We can share. The room and the bed are spacious.”
The problem was not the size of the bed, but Kirian was completely unaware.
I changed my approach.
“You’re not even an Academy student!”
“Don’t worry. I’ll be careful not to get caught.”
When I still didn’t answer, Kirian looked a bit sulky.
“We used to sleep together in my room when we were little.”
That was when we were little!
I wanted to shout, but I knew it wouldn’t work on Kirian, who had no sense of the problem.
And I was not entirely innocent either.
I was addicted to Kirian’s squishiness when he was chubby, and I would make up all sorts of excuses to go to him with a pillow.
“You used to like sleeping with me. Now you don’t like it?”
Kirian spoke these highly misunderstanding words with the world’s most pitiful face.
“That’s.”
I was at a loss as to how to explain this frustrating feeling.
I can’t say I don’t like it because you’re not chubby anymore.
“Uncomfortable. It’s uncomfortable.”
I finally spoke honestly.
Kirian was silent for a few seconds before asking quietly.
“Am I… uncomfortable?”
“Yes. I think I can’t live comfortably if you’re here. I won’t be able to sleep well, either.”
“Then there’s nothing I can do.”
Surprisingly, Kirian got up without any lingering attachment.
“I’ll have to find an empty classroom.”
Kirian, who had gotten out of bed, smiled faintly.
“Sleep well, Sister.”
“Oh, oh.”
I blankly stared at Kirian’s back as he walked toward the window.
What’s going on?
I snapped out of it when Kirian opened the window.
“Wait!”
Wasn’t an empty classroom too harsh? There wouldn’t be any heating.
Kirian immediately turned around.
“Sister, what did you say?”
Certainly! Here is the translated passage, keeping in line with your guidelines:
The moment I saw her drooping eyes, I felt an inexplicable sensation, as if caught in a trap, but I eventually sighed.
“Really, just a few days. No more than that.”
Kirian lay down beside me again in the blink of an eye.
“Of course.”
“Go home after a few days instead of sleeping on the streets.”
“Yep.”
Kirian answered well.
I extended my little finger.
“Promise.”
Kirian obediently hooked his finger. The entwined fingers did not separate for a long time.
“I have at least that much conscience.”
Kirian sparkled with an eye that seemed devoid of conscience.
I sighed deeply.
“Sigh.”
Too weak for appearance. I need to fix it, but habits from previous lives don’t change easily.
Kirian turned towards me and slowly closed his eyes.
“Good night, sister.”
“Yeah. Good night.”
I gazed at Kirian’s face, which was beautiful even in the dark, and then closed my eyes.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Kirian’s eyes opened in the dark.
You said it was uncomfortable.
“You sleep well.”
Kirian quietly watched Reina, who was asleep, exhaling softly.
Someone seems to stay up all night with open eyes, but it was Reina, who was asleep with an utterly comfortable face.
He knew that his sister missed the younger him.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
